tenacious
holding firmly to a course, belief, or grip
Word origin: From Latin tenere, to hold.
Tenacious in a sentence
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Her tenacious pursuit of the truth eventually unraveled the entire conspiracy.
The plaintiff's tenacious pursuit of the case kept it alive through three appeals and a decade of delays.
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The treaty's terms were deliberately blank, allowing each side to interpret the key clauses in whatever way best suited its own interests.
Using “tenacious” well
Tenacious describes holding firmly to a course, belief, or grip, with a generally admiring connotation of persistence. It opposes anything yielding or irresolute.
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